Road District Boundaries and Government Notices




the Township of Palmerston; south by section 74, block X, sections 65, 66, 67, block IV, sections 35, 56, 49, and 50, block III, Moeraki Survey District; east, by the Ocean; north and north-east by block 9, Moeraki Survey District, and the Watershed of the Horse Range.

20.—RICHMOND ROAD DISTRICT is bounded on the north by sections 47, 46, 45, 44, 34, 33, and 32, block III, sections 58, 57, 56, 55, 54, and 53, block IV, and section 73, block X, Moeraki Survey District; west by the township of Palmerston and sections 19 and 16, block II, Hawksbury; south and west by sections 1, 9, and 3, block I, Hawksbury; south by part of section 43, block I, Hawksbury Survey District, and by a right line from the south-east angle of section 4, block I, Hawksbury, to the north-west angle of section 27, block I, Hawksbury, and by sections 27, 26, and 18, block I, Hawksbury Survey District; east and south-east by the Ocean.

21.—GOODWOOD ROAD DISTRICT is bounded on the north by sections 17 and 13, and by a line from the north-west angle of section 27 to the south-east angle of section 4, and by sections 4 and 3, block I, Hawksbury Survey District; north-west and west by section 5, block I, Hawksbury, and by a line drawn from the southern angle of said section to the northern angle of section 38, block I, Hawksbury Survey District, sections 51 and 33, block II, Hawksbury, and the Main North Road; south and south-west by section 44, block IV, Hawksbury and the Ahkapupuku or Pleasant River.

22.—MONTROYAL ROAD DISTRICT is bounded on the north by block X, Hawksbury Survey District, and the township of Palmerston; west by block VII and part of block III, Hawksbury Survey District; south by block IV, Hawksbury Survey District; east by the Main North Road; south-east by sections 38, 61, 62, and part of 42, block I, Hawksbury Survey District; east and north by section 4, block I, Hawksbury Survey District, and by sections 61, 62, and 63, block IV, Moeraki Survey District.

23.—MATANAKA ROAD DISTRICT is bounded on the north and west by the Main North Road and the Township of Hawksbury; south and east by the ocean; north-east by Pleasant River.

24.—CRANBOURNE ROAD DISTRICT is bounded on the north by block II, Hawksbury Survey District, and sections 2 of 13, 2 of 14, 2 of 15, 2 of 16, and a continuation of same line due west to section 40, block 3, Hawksbury Survey District; west by sections 21 and 11, Block III, Hawksbury; south by block V, Hawksbury Survey District; south-east by the Main North Road.

25.—WEST HAWKSBURY ROAD DISTRICT is bounded on the north-west by block V, Hawksbury Survey District, and the Waikouaiti River; south-east by the Ocean; north-east by the Waikouaiti Lagoon, the Township of Hawksbury, and the Main North Road.

26.—THE TOWNSHIP OF HAMPDEN.

In the Hundred of Dunedin.

27.—CLEVEDON ROAD DISTRICT is bounded on the north by the Waikouaiti River; north-west by the Akaraki River; south by blocks II and III, Waikouaiti Survey District; east, south and east by the Maori Reserve and the Waikouaiti River.

28.—MERTON ROAD DISTRICT is bounded on the north by block IV, Waikouaiti Survey District; north-west and west by Akaraki River; south by block I, Waikouaiti, and its continuation to the Akaraki River; south-east and east by the Ocean and the Maori Reserve.

29.—BEACONSFIELD ROAD DISTRICT is bounded on the north by blocks II and III, Waikouaiti Survey District; west by the western boundary of block I, Waikouaiti; south-west by the Waitiripaku or Kilmog Stream; south-east and east by the Ocean.

30.—BLUESKIN ROAD DISTRICT is bounded on the north by the Waitiripaku or Kilmog Stream; north-west by the north-west boundary of block II, North Harbor and Blueskin; south-west and west by block III, North Harbor and Blueskin; south by blocks XII and VII, North Harbor and Blueskin; east by block IV, North Harbor and Blueskin.

31.—PURAKANUI ROAD DISTRICT is bounded on the north by the Ocean; south by block VI, North Harbor and Blueskin; east by block V, North Harbor and Blueskin, and the Ocean; west by block I, North Harbor and Blueskin.

32.—HEYWARD ROAD DISTRICT is bounded on the north and north-east by the Ocean; west by block IV, and sections 91 and 73, block VI, North Harbor and Blueskin, and by a line between sections 27 and 28, Lower Harbor District. West Side, to Hamilton Bay; south by Otago Harbor.

33.—DEBORAH BAY ROAD DISTRICT is bounded on the north by block IV, and part of block I, North Harbor and Blueskin Survey District; west by block VII, North Harbor and Blueskin, and Sawyers’ Bay Survey District; on the south-east by the Town of Port Chalmers and Otago Harbor; east by section 98, Lower Harbor West and sections 74 and 92, block VI, and by 5, North Harbor and Blueskin.

34.—SAWYERS’ BAY ROAD DISTRICT is bounded on the north by the Main Road; west by section 89, North-East Valley, and sections 36, 87, and 5, North Harbour and Blueskin, and by section 11 Upper Harbor; south by Otago Harbor; east by the Town of Port Chalmers.

Given under my hand, and issued under the Public Seal of the Province of Otago, at Dunedin, this 11th day of September, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.

THOMAS DICK,
Superintendent of Otago.

By His Honor’s command,
FREDERICK WALKER,
Provincial Secretary.

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Public Works until noon of Monday, the 25th September, for Contract No. 142—Erection of Provincial Government Offices, Council Chambers, and Resident Magistrate’s Courts, on Public Reserve in Princes street, Dunedin.

Plans and specifications may be seen, and forms of tender obtained, at the Office of the Engineer of Roads and Works, Dunedin.

Tenders to be endorsed—“Roads and Works: Tender for Contract No. 142.”

The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

FREDERICK J. MOSS,
Secretary for Public Works.

Dunedin, September 12th, 1865.

VACCINATION.—His Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that he has appointed the Gentleman afternamed to be a Medical Officer, under the “Vaccination Act, 1863,” and that he will attend as aftermentioned for the performance of Vaccination; and will also attend on the eighth day after, to inspect the result of the operation as required by the said Act.

DAVID O’DONNOGHUE, Esquire, M.R.C.S., will attend at his Chambers, George-street, Port Chalmers, every Monday and Friday, between the hours of ten and twelve o’clock noon.

FREDERICK WALKER,
Provincial Secretary.

8th September, 1865



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🏗️ Proclamation of New Road Districts (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
11 September 1865
Road districts, Palmerston, Richmond, Goodwood, Montroyal, Matanaka, Cranbourne, West Hawksbury, Hampden, Clevedon, Mereton, Beaconsfield, Blueskin, Purakanui, Heyward, Deborah Bay, Sawyers’ Bay
  • Thomas Dick, Superintendent of Otago
  • Frederick Walker, Provincial Secretary

🏗️ Tenders for Provincial Government Buildings

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
12 September 1865
Tenders, Government buildings, Council Chambers, Magistrate’s Courts, Dunedin
  • Frederick J. Moss, Secretary for Public Works

🏥 Appointment of Medical Officer for Vaccination

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
8 September 1865
Vaccination, Medical Officer, Vaccination Act, Port Chalmers
  • David O’Donnoghue (Esquire), Appointed Medical Officer for Vaccination

  • Frederick Walker, Provincial Secretary